Hackers causing problems in GTA Online have been an issue since the day the game went live. There's all sorts of nefarious cheats and mods surfacing, making the lives of honest players that much harder. We say "hackers", but these people are usually no more than script kiddies who downloaded a mod or trainer made by someone with some actual coding knowledge. They then simply pressa hotkey to screw up the game. These mods and hacks have been evolving over time as the cheat-detection methods employed by Rockstar have become harder to fool.
One method which has become increasingly popular among hackers is implicating their victims. When a hackers wants money, they don't spawn it themselves, rather they target another player character, "infect them", and collect the money popping out of the victim's body. This also ticks off the cheat detectors, however it is the infected who is seen as the hacker.
